Cultural activists on Monday demanded complete neutrality from the government in the forthcoming national polls scheduled to be held on Thursday.

They also demand to stop violence, prevent the use of black money and muscle power at the election and protect people’s voting rights.

Ganatantrik Sanskritik Oikya, in a press release urged citizens to vote for honest and quilted candidates who are uncompromising against communalism, corruption and looting, who are committed to protecting the rights of working people, who fighting against all forms of discrimination and exploitation regardless of religion, caste, ethnicity, gender or class.